FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
The FP Engineering Department at GSE consists of fire protection engineers and code officials with a background in commercial, government, and heavy industrial operations. We have a broad experience base in the areas of active and passive fire protection systems.
We have designed water based and non-water based suppression systems, networked fire alarm systems, life safety systems, code consulting, and modeling.
GSE’s Code Compliance staff includes former municipal code officials who are certified by the ICC and experienced with code review, facility inspections and design around complex code issues. Our experience also includes industrial high-hazard occupancies, performance-based concepts and passive fire protection/life safety systems.
Fire Protection Engineering Solutions
Water Based Suppression Design
- Sprinkler Systems
- Water Spray Systems
- Water Mist Systems
- Foam Systems
- Fire Pumps
- Hydraulic Calculations
Non-Water Based Suppression Design
- Clean Agent
- Halon Calculations
- Carbon Dioxide
- Nitrogen
- Wet & Dry Chemical Systems
- Total Flooding or Local Application
Fire Alarm Systems
- Addressable Systems
- Non-Addressable Systems
- Mass Notification Systems
- Alternate Detection Methods: Video Smoke Detection, Linear Detection and UV-IR
Passive Fire Protection Systems
- Fire / Smoke Barriers
- Egress Calculations
- Compartmentation
- Smoke Management
- Fireproofing & Coatings
- Explosion Suppression
Performance Based Design
- Hazard Analysis
- Risk Assessment
Fire Simulation & Smoke Modeling
- CONTAM – Smoke Model
- CFAST – Zone Model
- FDS – Computational Fluid Dynamics
Code Consulting
Forensic Fire Analysis
Airbus Military
Airbus Military enlisted GSE on two separate occasions to provide fire protection design. The preliminary project consisted of the addition of a 26,000-square-foot hangar and office space. The exterior scope included water supply, underground utilities to the building and fire hydrants. The interior scope included a fire sprinkler, high-expansion foam and hose stations for the hangar. The fire alarm system design included releasing panels, detection and notification features. The second project consisted of an 8,000-square-foot expansion to a workshop and offices in the component repair area.
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